Break out the crayons – it’s time to make colorful family history together! The idea of producing coloring pages based on family photographs is not original to me. But it is such a simple and relatively easy way to draw children into learning a family story that I feel it bears repeating. Here’s my method:ContinueContinue reading “Family History Coloring Pages”
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Plan Your Search
The third step in the genealogy research process is to PLAN YOUR SEARCH! You’ve got a burning question about your family. Now where are you going to get the answers you seek? An effective search begins with a review of what you already know. This is a key principle in genealogy research, so I’ll sayContinueContinue reading “Plan Your Search”
A Genealogy GPS-based Scavenger Hunt!
A GPS-based scavenger hunt, guided walking tour or competition may be the next big hit at your family gathering! I tried something new with my family over this past Memorial Day weekend! Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com My kids have been troopers in the past about visiting family graves in cemeteries near and far.ContinueContinue reading “A Genealogy GPS-based Scavenger Hunt!”
A Little Help with Questions
If you are looking at your family tree and have no idea where to begin asking questions, try these! Sometimes as we look through an online family tree or the thick binder passed around at our reunions, we see something like this: Screen capture created 7 June 2021 of https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4QK-WSS, Kristine H. Lyon Clearly JosephContinueContinue reading “A Little Help with Questions”
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